Defense Contractors Are Bilking the American People

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 Ms. Cat

America’s national priorities are badly misplaced. Our country spends, with almost no debate, nearly $1 trillion a year on the military while at the same time ignoring massive problems at home.
Defense Contractors Are Bilking the American People

‘I thought they’d kill us’: how the US navy terrorized a tiny Puerto Rican island

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 Ms. Cat

For decades, the military fired explosives on Vieques. The US citizens who live there still face the consequences
‘I thought they’d kill us’: how the US navy devastated a tiny Puerto Rican island

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ICC’s Putin arrest warrant based on State Dept-funded report that debunked itself

April 5, 2023 Ms. Cat2 Comments

On March 17, the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, introduced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Llova-Belova. The warrant, which accused Putin and Lolva-Belova of conducting the “unlawful deportation” of Ukrainian children to a “network of camps” across the Russian Federation, inspired a wave of incendiary commentary in the West.
ICC’s Putin arrest warrant based on State Dept-funded report that debunked itself

Will Regime-Change Now Come to Riyadh?

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023 Ms. Cat

Friday’s announcement that Iran and Saudi Arabia had restored bilateral ties for the first time in seven years marks a major geopolitical development in the Persian Gulf.
Will Regime-Change Now Come to Riyadh?

Russian Sappers Land in Laos to Clean Up Mess Made by US During Indochina Wars

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Ms. Cat

Russian sappers have begun another round of explosives clearance operations in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Russian Sappers Land in Laos to Clean Up Mess Made by US During Indochina Wars

Rapidly Depleting Munitions Stockpiles Point to Necessary Changes in Policy

December 25, 2022December 25, 2022 Ms. Cat

SUMMARY

U.S. munitions stockpiles are rapidly being depleted as the Ukraine war continues. Sufficient stockpiles of munitions are vital to the U.S. defense. Once the stockpiles are expended, the Department of Defense cannot simply buy more munitions—manufacturing takes years. Congress and the Department of Defense must ensure that the U.S. has sufficient stockpiles to meet the challenges of the modern era while working with manufacturers to make the industry as responsive as possible.
Rapidly Depleting Munitions Stockpiles Point to Necessary Changes in Policy

Pink Flamingo: The U.S. Military Will Pay for Its Munition Shortage

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 Ms. Cat

The military must set realistic requirements for munitions stockpiles based on the certainty of the high rates of expenditures that will be experienced in any future conflict with Russia or China.
Pink Flamingo: The U.S. Military Will Pay for Its Munition Shortage

Imagine that!? With all of the handouts to the military industrial complex, they didn’t have enough 💰 to make munitions for the National Defense Stockpile?! I call 💩!